Butler County
Population 174,083
Land Area 504,696 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 7

Private Schools: 16

Vo-Tech Schools: 1

Colleges and Universities: 2

Environmental Education Facilities: 4


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  BLE, BPRR, CSXT

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     5 on 728 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 1 on 325 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 2


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 3
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 5,000,001
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: -

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 1,389,555
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 458,589

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Community Development Corporation of Butler County

Small Business Development Center
     •  Duquesne University SBDC

Local Development District
     •  Southwestern PA Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  Catalyst Connection

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Innovation Works

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
2 KOZs on 485 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,260

Farm Land (acres): 127,500

Average Farm Size (acres): 101

CRP Land (acres):97


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 254,500

Total Timberland (acres): 235,700

Mill Residues (dry tons): 13,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 1,217,000

NOTE
The Waste in Place value does not include 1 of the 3 landfills because the amount of waste has not yet been determined in these three.

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Revised August 2002